Refocusing

Well it is almost 4pm. No call today..Thats ok..Maybe tomorrow..I am thankful today for a book I started last night while being unable to sleep. "In A Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day" It talks about how our bad times could be times where GOD is growing us..So while I am in this pit with a lion on a snowy day, I will make the best of it..Seeking what GOD might be teaching me today. Sandra is almost over her cold..Has one of those throat coughs from the nasal congestion. She did well in school today and came out saying,in english, "I am hungry" "I am very hungry" and a few other phrases..She is going to do well..My mom is in better spirits today..which I am thankful for. Hap is doing good. He just called and is getting to spend some time with Tyler,the grandson. I sure miss that little one too. Heather,the friend from Florida, will be here in the morning so that will help pass the day. It is also Faiths birthday..We are going to a mexican chinese resturant for dinner tomorrow afternoon..This place has the best chinese I have ever had. They serve it family style at your table..I am really looking forward to that..I forgot all about the place until Faith mentioned it a couple of weeks ago..A few years ago when I was serving on the board for the orphanage we had one of our meetings there and it was amazing..Good friends and good food for tomorrow..Maybe even good news..We shall see..I just wanted to share a part of the book that I am reading. It is talking about how we can get focused on our situations or circumstances.and a suggestion that could help... Paul and Silas are in stocks in a Philippian Jail. They have been arrested for casting a demon out of a fortune-teller, and her master was angry because she made him alot of money. They were arrested, beaten, and put in the dungeon. The writer(of the book I am reading) says that if he were Paul or Silas he would be physically, emotionally,and spiritually spent.(Like we are after facing some of our lions in a snowy pit) Their back is still bleeding from the beating. Would we be upset that GOD didnt keep us out of this mess. After all,they were preaching the gospel. Paul and Silas could have sit there and complained but instead they choose to worship GOD in spite of their external circumstances. Worship is zooming out and refocusing on the big picture. Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with us and remembering what's right with GOD. Like hitting the refresh key on your computer. It restores the joy ..It recalibrates our spirit..It renews our mind..Is it easy?? Absolutely not. Nothing is more difficult than praising GOD when nothing seems to be going right. It proves that our worship isnt't circumstantial...So today I have tried to put this to work..Refocusing on what is good..not on what appears to be bad..It could be an appointment instead of a disappointment..Make good use of the time...P.S. Debbie, where did you get an idea for lasagna in a crockpot and how??